Jude 1:20

Jude 1:20

18 how they told you that ^athere would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.

19 These are¹ sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.

Maintain Your Life with God

20 But you, beloved, ^abuilding yourselves up on your most holy faith, ^bpraying in the Holy Spirit,

21 keep yourselves in the love of God, ^alooking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22 And on some have compassion,¹ making a distinction;

23 but ^aothers save with fear, ^bpulling them out of the fire, hating even ^cthe garment defiled by the flesh.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Building up (epoikodomountev). Present active participle of epoikodomew, old compound with metaphor of a house (oikov), common in Paul (I Corinthians 3:9-17; Colossians 2:7; Ephesians 2:20).

On your most holy faith (th agiwtath umwn pistei). For the spiritual temple see also I Peter 2:3-5. See pistiv (faith) in this sense (cf. Hebrews 11:1) in II Peter 1:5 with the list of graces added. A true superlative here agiwtath, not elative.

Praying in the Holy Spirit (en pneumati agiw proseuxomenoi). This is the way to build themselves up on their faith.

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